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I had suspected this for quite some time watching Aya's constant variation in hairstyles...
Well now it's a fact.
You remember the paparazzi photos some time back?
Turns put they were manipulated. I found out who the photographer was, and with a bit of abribe he sent me the REAL picture....

A bit like the Pocket Morning series I think is this item: Aya cellphone messages. Via Tokyo FM.
Two jpgs turned up, plus one of those images in a higher res.
And sville provided the Japanese for the messages so far (except the last one):



EDIT: I have deleted the Japanese script. You can read it all in MikiTan's post down below:

Waaaah, I'd love a cellphone message from Aya

Ok, as Matt here has requested for these email messages to be translated, so here they are. They're not major, but interesting to find out little things about Ayaya.

I want to make a point that these are just rough translations as this is not really the things I usually translate. So just for the forum I did them just so you guys can get the main idea and learn a bit about Aya. If you have any questions about them, ask away. If you're going to hunt me down for it, don't bother, go find my boss Matt. ^_________^

20080528 第1回

こんにちわ！松浦亜弥です！

これから１０週に渡り、最近、私の身近で起きた出来事だったり、スタートした春のツアーの、う・ら・ば・な・し！…なんかを皆さんにお届けできたらなぁ～と思っています！

で、まずは一番旬な私の話題と言えば、２０枚目のシングル「きずな」が出たばっかりなんで、このお話をしたいんですが…、今回は「スペシャルオリンピックス」日本の応援歌を歌わせていただいております！

湯川れい子さんの作詞なんですが、大～きな愛を歌った曲です！

私自身も、こんな大きな愛に包まれたら、どんなに居心地が良いんだろう～って思いながら歌っています。
この曲の中に「ありがとう」っていうフレーズがたくさん出てくるんですが、身近な人ほどですね…例えば、家族とか、彼氏、彼女…旦那様、奥様…いろいろあると思いますが、「ありがとう」って、よくよく考えてみると、あんまり言ってなかったりしませんか？

そういうのって、やっぱり口に出して言うことが大事だと思うんです！

なあなあって、いけないと思うんです！ぜひともこの曲を聞いて「ありがとう！」って言葉を、口に出して言ってほしいなぁ～と思っています！

2008.05.28 First Message

Hello! It's Matsuura Aya!

From now over the next 10 weeks, recently, a familiar event has occurred, the start of the Spring tour’s, In。si。de。sto。ry! ...I was thinking ~ I wonder if I can deliver it to everyone [you all]!

Well, first of all my hottest topic, my 20th single “Kizuna” just came out, so I want to talk a bit about this story..,This time I’ve sung it as an Olympics Special support song.

The lyrics are by Yukawa Reiko-san, and it’s a song which sings about a great love!

I personally, while I was singing I thought, if you can be wrapped up in such a great love, how comfortable it must be. Within this song, the phrase “Thank you” appears a lot but, thinking about it even to the people close to us…for example, our family, our boyfriends, our girlfriends…our husbands, our wives, don’t you think we don’t try to think about it often and we don’t say it a lot?

That sort of thing, it’s important to say after all I think!

You don’t have to think you must do it! By all means when listening to this song, I think I would want to say such word “Thank you.”
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20080604 第2回

こんにちわ！

一週間ぶりのご無沙汰です！松浦亜弥です！

さあ、とうとう春のツアーがスタートしました！

今回のツアーは前からずっとやりたかった、全部生音のフルバンドのコンサートなんですが、ここまで座間と大阪の２ヶ所、６公演を終え、どんどん回数を重ねるごとにバンドのメンバーとの息も合ってきて、歌っている私も超楽しいです！！！

でもツアーが始まる寸前は、あまりにライブのことで頭がいっぱいになってボッーとしてしまい、思わずゴミ捨て場に自分のバッグを置いてきちゃった程です！(笑)

ライブは自分が一番自分らしくいられる場所です！
ぜひ遊びに来てくださいね！

2008.06.04 Second Message

Hello!

After a week of silence [no writing activities]! It’s Matsuura Aya!

Come now, finally the spring’s tour started!

The tour this time is something I’ve always wanted to do from before, that is a concert with an entire full band of live music, up to now we’ve finished 6 live performances/shows in two places Zama and Osaka, steadily adding on the number of times doing it, also with the band members in good coordination, I’m having a super fun time singing too!!!

But with the tour on the brink of just starting, my mind is boggling with too much live stuff to the point that without thinking I accidentally put my bag in the place to throw trash out! (Laughs)

Live is the place where I can be like myself the most!
So by all means please come see me!
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20080611 第3回

こんにちは！
松浦亜弥です！

雨の6月、みなさんいかがお過ごしですか？

さて、春のコンサート・ツアーもいよいよ佳境に入ってきました！

皆さん、ちゃんと見に来てくれましたか？！

見てない人は許しませんよ！(笑)

…さてさてそんなツアーの裏話なんですが、…実はツアー中というのは、体調管理が大変なんです。

ちなみに私は、とりあえず「よく寝ること！！」を心がけています！これが1番です！

…でも、最近は地獄のような環境で寝ています…。

体調管理の為に、空調を止めて、加湿器2台、完全サウナ状態の部屋で寝てるんです！

なので、起きたときは、ハァ、ハァ…もうぐったりです(笑)

でも乾燥は喉に悪いので、最大の敵ですからね。

ガマン…ガマン…の日々です。。。

というわけで、皆さんも体調管理をしっかりして私のコンサートに遊びに来てくださいね！

部屋の中も梅雨状態の松浦亜弥でした！

2008.06.11 Third Message

Hello!
It’s Matsuura Aya!

June of rain, how is everyone spending their time?

Well, the spring concert tour came to its climax at last!

Everyone, did you manage to come see it?!

I won’t forgive those who didn’t come! (Laugh)

Well now this is the inside story of the tour and such but, to tell the truth during a tour maintaining the physical condition is important.

By the way, for now I am bearing in mind “sleep well!” This is most important!

…but, recently I’m sleeping in a hell like atmosphere…

For the purpose of maintaining my physical condition, I cease with air conditioning, using 2 humidifiers, I’m sleeping in a room that is in a complete sauna state!

So when I wake up, panting [gasping]… I’m completely exhausted/dead tired (Laughs)

But because aridity is bad for the throat, it is the greatest enemy that’s why.

Endurance…it is day after day of endurance…

For that reason, everyone please be sure to maintain your physical condition as well and come have fun at my concert ok!

Here was a Matsuura Aya who is also inside of a room during the rainy season condition!
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20080618 第4回

みなさんこんにちは！松浦亜弥です！

暑くなってきましたね～。
みなさん、体調など崩されていませんか？

健康第一ですよ。

さて、突然なんですが… 私はライブ中に実はものすごくお客さんを見ています。

いわゆる人間観察ですね（笑）

最前列はもちろん、最後列で一生懸命声援を送って頂いている人とか、2階席の端とか隅々まで見てますよ。

切ないバラードで熱唱中にお客さんが満面の笑みで幸せそうに笑っていると、つい笑顔がうつってしまって、曲と合わない表情になって困ることもあります（汗）

お客さんのリアクション次第でどんどん変わっていくライブはやっぱり生モノですね。

今週末は名古屋でライブです。

私も皆さんを見に行きますので（笑）、今の松浦亜弥を見に来て下さいね！

松浦亜弥でした。

2008.06.18 Fourth Message

Hello everyone! It’s Matsuura Aya!

It has gotten hot huh~~.
Everyone, your condition is not falling out of shape is it?

Health is foremost [#1].

Well, it’s sudden but…actually during the live I saw some really great fans [talking about their tension, reactions]

The so called human observation ok (Laughs)

Front row of course, but I even saw in the back row there were people cheering in support with all their might, from the end of the second floor seats all the way to every nook and corner even.

During the ballad, while singing enthusiastically, with smiles on their faces the fans were laughing really happily, unconsciously the smiling faces caught on to me, I end up out of tune and it clearly showed on my facial expression. (Sweats)

The fans’ reaction steadily immediately changes; it proves to be live after all.

This weekend will be live in Nagoya.

Because I will also come to see everyone so (Laughs), please come see this Matsuura Aya ok!

Here was Matsuura Aya!
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20080625日 第5回

みなさん、こんにんちは。
松浦亜弥です。

今日6月25日は私の誕生日で～す。（パチパチ）

今年で22歳になる訳ですが…

実はあまり、実感ないんです。

ちょっとずつ大人の階段を登っていけたらと思ってますが、 ゴールは遠いです
…イメージですけど、30代くらいになってみないとアーティストとしての貫録は身に付かないのかなぁ～と。

やっぱりまだまだ経験が足らないです（笑）

そして今日は東京厚生年金会館でライブです。

どんなライブになるか！
前回も書きましたけどライブは生モノなので、わかりません。

でも皆さんと一緒に楽しい空間を作り上げたいですね。

ライブに来て下さる皆さん、盛り上がっていきましょう。


22歳になりました…
松浦亜弥でした。

2008.06.25 Fifth Message

Hello, everyone.
It’s Matsuura Aya.

Today, June 25th is my birthday~~ (Clapping hands)

Meaning this year I will turn 22 years old…

Actually there is not much, real feelings [about it].

I’m thinking a little by little I can climb the stairs of the adult but, my goal is far.
…I have this image which I think, until you get into your thirties, you can't acquire the essence of a genuine artist.

As I thought, I don’t have enough experience yet (Laughs)

And today the live is at Tokyo Kousei Nenkin Kaikan [Tokyo Annuity Public Welfare Assembly Hall].

What kind of live will it be!
I wrote it last time too but because a live show is live, so I don’t know.

But I want to create a fun time & atmosphere with everyone.

Everyone please come to the live show, let’s get pumped up.

Having become 22 years old…
Here was Matsuura Aya.
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20080702 第6回

こんにちは。
松浦亜弥です。

コンサートツアーも残すところ、姫路のみです。

ファイナル＆地元なので、テンション上げていきますよ－

楽しみですね～

さて今日は最近はまっている音楽の話をしたいと思います。

突然なんですが、皆さん「Desperado（デスペラード）」という曲をご存じですか？

そう、「イーグルス」の名曲です。

先日、ものすごくこの曲が聴きたくなって…いろいろ検索をしていたら、この曲ってものすごくいろんな方がカバーされているんですよね。

中でも私が特に気に入ったのは「ウエストライフ」という男性ボーカルグループのヴァージョンです。

2005年に発売された「フェイス・トゥ・フェイス」というアルバムに収録されているんですけど、とにかく声が綺麗なんです。

この曲にぴったりで、早速ダウンロードしちゃいました。皆さんもよかったら聞いてみてくださいね。

もう早いもので7月ですね。

今年も半分終わっちゃいましたよ～

後半戦も頑張って行きましょう！

松浦亜弥でした。

2008.07.02 Sixth Message

Hello.
It’s Matsuura Aya.

The remaining of the concert tour is only Himeji.

Because it’s the final & local [she’s from Himeji], the tension will rise—

Let’s look forward to it~~

Well I think today I want to talk about songs that I recently dig [fall for/like].

It’s suddenly but, does everyone know the song Desperado?

Yes, it’s the Eagles’ famous song. [Eagles the American Band yes, not Japan’s baseball team.]

The other day, I wanted to listen to some good songs…when I looked up a few, it’s amazing how many different people have covered this song.

Even among them, I especially like the boy band Westlife’s version.

It was recorded in the album Face to Face which was released in 2005; in any case the voices were beautiful.

I snuggly downloaded this song immediately. Everyone too, if you like please give it a try [listen to it] yeah.

How quick it’s already July.

This year too, half a year is already over~~

Let’s do our best for the second half!

Here was Matsuura Aya.
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20080709 第7回

こんにちは。
松浦亜弥です。

春のコンサートツアーも地元姫路にて、無事ファイナルを迎えました。

コンサートツアーに足を運んで頂いた皆さん、有難う御座いました。

私の念願だったフルバンドでのツアー、やっぱり最高でした。

いろんなハプニング!?やサプライズ!!がありましたけど、何より楽しかった（笑顔）
もう生バンドでのコンサート、病みつきになりそうです。

そして、ひと段落したら舞台「本気でオンリーユー」の準備に入ります。
竹内まりやさんの曲たちは大好きなので、こちらも楽しみです。

是非みなさん、渋谷パルコ劇場に遊びに来て下さいね。


最近、センサーでゴミを察知し自動で動く掃除機（あの丸いやつです）がほしい松浦亜弥でした。

2008.07.09 Seventh Message

Hello.
It’s Matsuura Aya.

The spring’s concert tour at home town Himeji, the final was carried out without any problems.

Everyone that went to the concert tour, thank you very much.

At my dearest wish; a full band tour, is absolutely the best.

There were various happenings?! Surprises!! But above all it was fun (Smiling face)
Ahh a live band concert, it seems I’m already becoming addicted to it.

And, when everything concludes I have to go into preparation for the musical Honki de Only You [Let’s Get Married].

I love Takeuchi Mariya-san’s songs, so I will enjoy [look forward to] this as well.

By all means, everyone please come see it at Shibuya Parco Theater.

Here was the Matsuura Aya who recently wants one of those sensor vacuum cleaners that by using sensors it automatically moves [& clean it up] (It’s those round thing.)

[She means those EXPENSIVE vacuum cleaners called the Roomba - http://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Roomba-Intell...c/dp/B00008439Y]
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20080716 第8回

こんにちは。
松浦亜弥です。

まだ東京は梅雨明けしませんね。

夏が待ち遠しいです。

コンサートツアーも終わりまして、自分以外のライブに足を運んだりしています。

先日も友達のBoAや、aikoさんのライブに行きました。

アーティストさんのLiveを見に行くと勉強になりますよ！

でも…反面、落ち込みます。。。

皆さん、オーラがすごいんですよ。眩しいんです。

自分にはそのオーラあるのかな？なんて思ったりして。

でも松浦亜弥は、なんてったって負けず嫌い。

さらにやる気を出して頑張ろう！と思ってます（笑）

やっぱり歌の力ってすごいと再認識しました。

最近、ボディジェルにはまっている、松浦亜弥でした。

2008.07.16 Eighth Message

Hello.
It’s Matsuura Aya.

The rainy season in Tokyo still hasn’t clear up.

Waiting for summer is so long.

The concert tour is also over, beside my own, I’m going to others’ live show.

The other day too I went to my friend's BoA, and Aiko, live shows.

Going to see various artists’ live shows, I learn from them!

But…on the other hand, I feel down…

Everyone, their aura is so amazing. So dazzling.

I’m thinking like, I wonder if I have that kind of aura in me?

But Matsuura Aya hates to lose.

Moreover I think I’m going to bring out my motivation/drive and give it my best! (Laughs)

As expected I saw the amazing power of songs in this new light.

Here was a Matsuura Aya who nowadays has a liking for body jewels.

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Thanks for the translation
i never did thought AYA loves that live musical band
AND SHE'S AN ADDICTED FOR THAT
i must to add me too

Thanks for the translations MikiTan!!

I wonder if these are from the Pocket Morning E-mail service. They seem like the tour diaries that some of the Momusu are doing and just today I found out that Nacchi also is part of the Pocket Morning service, so it's possible that Aya is as well.

1st of all, you're welcome.

2nd, I don't doubt that most of the H!P members that are up the food chain a bit would have this service. Besides MM, which is the power house for H!P, Aya is the most selling Soloist for the company. Even when Gocchin was around, Aya was still selling the most for a solo. So I'm not surprise they would have all these services for her. She needs pampering and whatnot anyway. She deserves it now that she is seen as a "singer" She's gonna work her way up to being a genuine artist like she always wanted. Let's just hope the wotas don't get all piss about it because she slowly stripping that idol image.

ILoveMico found this on the web...a FC membership card maybe?

Aya was in the news yesterday suppporting the Atarimae Project which I believe is helping handicapped people. This ties of course in with "Kizuna" being the song for the "Special Olympics"
http://atarimae.jp/information/20081024/
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/fl...0081024095.html
http://life.oricon.co.jp/59363/full/
http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/graph/200810/24_2/
She is seen here with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Yoichi Masuzoe.

^
Lovely.

love her smile

Finally found a TV news report (from Yaji uma plus) that I will put on the tracker and the archives today.

Since ILoveMico picked this pic from the 2004 Sports Festival Photobook

here's that scene in moving pictures